Scavenger Hunt

Grades 6-8

All of the answers to this

scavenger hunt can be

found in the Museum

Exhibits.

When you see

you’ll need to read the

panel on the wall or in the

cases with that title to find

the answers.

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St.

Madison, WI

(608) 267-1799

www.wisvetsmuseum.com

An educational activity of the

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Civil War 1861-1865

1. How much did the U.S. population increase in the first half of the 19th century?

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2. In 1850, what controversy emerged, causing a great divide in the U.S.? ________

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3. What year was President Abraham Lincoln elected?________________________

4. How many states seceded or left the United States after his election?_________

“Unparalleled Growth Divides a Nation”

0° 320

1° 675

2° 870

3° 1,140

4° 1,250

5° 1,525

Elevation

3°

Yards

5° Yards

0°

Yards

Range

Civil War Cannon

Leeds & Company 6-pound Field Gun captured at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.

The higher you raise the cannon to fire the farther the

projectile will travel. Use the Data Table on the right to fill in

how far the cannon could shoot in the images below.

Map

Find the map of the United States in the Civil War Gallery. Answer the questions

below:

1. How many states belonged to the Union?________________

Label these states with a “N” for North on the map above.

2. How many states belonged to the Confederacy?___________

Label these states with a “S” for South on the map above.

3. Find the states in which Wisconsin soldiers served. List two: ____________

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4. Label the Mississippi River on the map. Why do you think the Mississippi

River was important for both sides?

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MAP

“The Battle of Antietam”

The graph below shows deaths during the civil war. Answer the following

questions using the graph: Remember 1 = 1,000 soldiers

1. How many deaths did Wisconsin suffer during the Civil War?_________________

2. How many deaths were from disease?____________________________________

3. How many deaths were from battle?_____________________________________

= 1,000 soldiers

Total Deaths

Deaths in Battle

Deaths from Disease

Wisconsin Deaths in the Civil War

“Civil War Hospitals”

The Battle of Antietam began September

17, 1862. The Iron Brigade initiated battle

as they marched through a cornfield. The

Iron Brigade was made up of regiments

from Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan and

were known for their black hats.

1. How did witnesses describe the landscape after the battle? ______________

________________________________________________________________

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2. Near what city did the Battle of Antietam take place? ____________________

________________________________________________________________

3. How many casualties were reported? _________________________________

4. How many soldiers were killed in battle?_______________________________

5. What percentage of Iron Brigade soldiers were dead or wounded? _________

1. What were the two basic skills physicians had in battlefield hospitals? _________

__________________________________________________________________

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2. What contributed to the spread of Gangrene infections? ____________________

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3. How did soldiers feel about hospitals? ___________________________________

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“Cameras At Antietam”

Although cameras were around before the Civil War, the war became a new ven-

ue for photography. However, because exposure times were so long, it was almost

impossible to capture action shots. Most photographs were portraits of soldiers,

or dead soldiers on the battlefield. How do you think photographs like this one

affected the civilian perspective of the war?

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If you were a civil war soldier wounded in the arm, your chance

of death was 14%. If you were wounded in the hip, your chance

of death was 88%. Amputation was the most common treat-

ment for wounds. While your arm could be amputated, little

could be done to treat your hip wound.

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Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front What is Dazzle Camouflage?

How is it supposed to work?

If you wanted to fly in WWI, which service did you join?

Who trained the U.S. pilots in WWI?

Where were the pilots trained?

What was air technology originally used for in WWI?

What is an evacuation hospital?

What was it used for?

Who can you find in the exhibit who worked in an evacuation hospital?

What is the Wisconsin 32nd

division insignia?

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

Why was this insignia chosen?

____________________________________

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Draw the insignia.

World War I 1914-1918

1.What year did war break out in Europe?

________________________________________

2. What year did the US declare war on Germany?

________________________________________

3. What year was the Selective Service created?

________________________________________

4. What was the Selective Service Act? _________

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“Mobilizing the Nation”

Trench Warfare & Deadly Gas

Since Trench warfare often resulted in stalemate, the

introduction of chemical weapons such as Chlorine and Mustard

Gases became a way to break this deadlock. Mustard Gas was

first used by the Germans in 1917.

Mustard Gas is comprised of 4 elements

found on the Periodic Table:

Carbon

Hydrogen

Chlorine

Sulfur

The Molecular Formula is:

C4H8Cl2S

Circle the Elements

that make up

Mustard Gas on the

Periodic Table.

Find the interactive Touch Screen and read about Gas Masks.

1. By 1918 how many shells contained a gas agent? ________________________

2. Listen to the alarm that alerted soldiers to a gas attack.

“Fearful New Weapons”

1. How many of the following did the U.S. possess in 1915?

Aircraft?_________________ Trucks?___________________________

Machine Guns?__________________

2. Production of new technologies like machine guns and tanks boomed during the beginning of the

war. What did this mean for the intensity of combat and number of casualties in WWI? __________

__________________________________________________________________________________

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“Armistice: The Eleventh Hour”

1. When was the peace treaty ending World War I signed ?

_______ o’clock on ___________________________

2. How did the soldiers describe the battlefield after the

peace treaty was signed? __________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

3. World War I was referred to as the “war to end all wars.” Explain why this

statement is not true. _______________________________________________

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Bonus 4. What holiday do we observe today on November 11th?

_________________________________________________________________

Bonus 5. What events does your community hold, or do you participate in on

this holiday?

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Find the Sopwith Camel Biplane. A biplane has two sets of wings. These planes had more victories in WWI than any other type of

plane. These planes were tricky to fly, and more people were injured or killed during training than in action. The pilot Rodney Wil-

liams flew this plane and performed dangerous maneuvers.

1. The Sopwith Camel Biplane is preparing to fly from London to Berlin, a total of 678 Miles. Estimate how long it will take if the

biplane travels at max speed? _____________________________________________

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How many times will they need to refuel? ___________________________________

2. It takes over 17 minutes for the biplane to reach it’s service ceiling, what equation

could you use to calculate this? ___________________________________________

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Maximum Speed 118 mph

Fuel Range 301 miles

Service Ceiling

(the maximum height at which an aircraft

can sustain a rate of climb)

18,999 Ft

Rate of Climb 1,085 ft/min

Sopwith Camel Biplane

The P-51 Mustang was first used in 1942 and featured

more advanced technology. Look over the stats for the

P-51 Mustang and compare them to the same figures

for the Sopwith Camel Biplane above.

There are 25 years between the Biplane and the Mustang. What is one of the biggest

differences between these two planes? How do you think this difference changed the

experience of war?

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Maximum Speed 437 mph

Fuel Range 2,080 miles

Service Ceiling 41,900 ft.

Rate of Climb 3,475 ft./min.

P-51 Mustang

LOOK UP!

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“GI Jane:

The Women of WWII”

1. What year did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

____________________________________________________________

2. What happened at dawn on December 7, 1941?

____________________________________________________________

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3. How many days after this attack did Hitler declare war on the U.S.? _____

____________________________________________________________

Women served in the military like never

before during WWII. While most served

in healthcare, list the other jobs women

did during WWII:

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World War II 1939-1945 “Resisting the Aggressors”

“The Buna Campaign”

“Battle of

the Bulge”

In December 1944, a major German offensive is launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Moun-

tains region on the Western Front.

Because it was the middle of Winter,

temperatures were frigid. Convert the

temperatures below from Celsius to

Fahrenheit using the equation below.

The soldiers from Wisconsin’s 32nd Division were sent to

Buna, New Guinea in the South Pacific. Tall, sharp Kunai

Grass sliced through soldiers’ clothes and skin.

Plants like Kunai Grass use

Photosynthesis to make food.

Fill in the diagram using the

words in the box below:

To convert from Celsius to

Fahrenheit:

Multiply by 9,

then divide by 5,

then add 32.

Celsius Math Fahrenheit

-10° (-10° x 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = - 14°

0°

5°

10°

Water

Energy

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

Glucose

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Korean War 1950-1953

Vietnam War

1959-1975

1. What is the capital of South Korea? ______________________________________

2. How many times was the capital of South Korea taken over in the first year of the

war? ________________________________

1. How long did troops spend “in country” during the Vietnam War?

__________________________________________________

2. For the first time, minority groups were put In positions of leadership in

the Vietnam War. Name one of these groups:

____________________________________________________________

3. How many women served in Vietnam? _____________________________ “MiG Alley”

“The See-Saw War”

MiG Alley is the name given by pilots to the area surrounding the Yalu River in North

Korea. During the Korean War it was the sight of numerous dogfights between American

and North Korean Pilots.

North Korean Pilots flew the MiG-15 Fighter Jet, while American Pilots flew the F-86 Sa-

bre Fighter Jet. Compare the stats of each of these jets below and answer the questions.

1. How much further could the F-86 Sabre travel before needing to refuel ? ___________

2. If each jet had to travel the 4,000 miles from Moscow to Seoul, and they leave at the

same time which one will arrive first? _________________________________________

3. Given the stats above, which side had more victories using jet aircraft?

________________________________________________________________________

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MiG-15 Fighter Jet F-86 Sabre Fighter Jet

Country of Origin Soviet Union United States

Weight 7,900 lbs. 10,950 lbs.

Max Speed 668 mph 690 mph

Max Range (Fuel) 745 mi. 785 mi.

Rate of Climb 11,480 Ft./Min. 12,000 Ft./Min.

The Korean war was

part of the Cold War

struggle to contain

Communism.

UH-1 “Huey”

Helicopter

Convert the measure-

ments of our “Huey”

Helicopter from Centi-

meters to Inches.

To convert Centimeters

to Inches, multiply by

0.39. Example:

12 Centimeters x 0.39 =

4.68 Inches

cm Inches Math

Overall

Length

1,760

cm

Overall

Height

442

cm

Rotor

Diameter

259

cm

There were approximately 7,000 “Hueys”

used during the Vietnam War and ap-

proximately 2,500 were lost or damaged

during the war.

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“The 100 Hours War”

1. On what day did the assault in Kuwait begin?

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2. What two battleships attacked Kuwait first? _________________

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3. The major offensive, Operation Desert Storm, only lasted 100 hours.

How many days is 100 hours? ___________________________

War on Terror

Over 2.4 Million soldiers have

fought in Iraq and Afghani-

stan. Over 32,000 of these

soldiers have been from

Wisconsin, and 115 soldiers

from Wisconsin have died

while serving in these wars.

Soldiers in the Middle East had to communicate with the citizens in Arabic which was

sometimes difficult. Written Arabic looks much different than English, try writing the

phrases listed below using Arabic script.

English Arabic Script You Try: Pronunciation

Hello! السالم عليكم as-salām 'alaykum

How Are You? كيف حالك؟ kayfa hālak

What’s Your Name? ما اسمك؟ mā ismak/ik?

Good-Bye! مع السالمة ma'a as-salāmah

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Technology Timeline

Place the letter of each object

correctly on the timeline based on

the years it was used. List the

years on the timeline.

War Years

Civil War 1861-1865

Mexican Border 1916-1917

World War I 1914-1918

World War II 1939-1945

Vietnam 1959-1975

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

1860 1. 1980

F.

2. 3. 4. 6. 5.

Years: _____________ Years: _____________ Years: _____________ Years: _____________ Years: _____________

A periscope works when light is reflected

from 2 mirrors positioned at 45 degree

angles. Look through the periscope in the

museum.

ROOF

45° Angle

45° Angle

What does your eye see? Draw what you see here:

Periscope